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Tips for Discounted Airline Tickets

Stay over a Saturday night
This is the golden rule of flying round-trip. For example, if you're
flying from Miami to San Francisco on a Tuesday and you want to return to
Miami before Sunday morning, it's going to cost you extra. This is because
business travelers tend to want to be home for the weekend. Occasionally,
a low fare will be introduced that does not require a minimum stay. This
usually occurs in the corridor or shuttle markets such as San Francisco to
Los Angeles or Boston to Washington. 12 Midnight Saturday night is the
magic instant. To get the discount, you must be at your destination during
this instant.

Buy more than 21 days in advance
If you are making inquiries into flights that are sooner than 21 days
from now, they are likely to be more expensive. Not only do airlines like
to be able to plan ahead, but they also figure that if you have to fly on
short notice, you may not have a choice. The advance purchase schedule
varies from 21 days to 3 days. The lowest transcontinental fares usually
require a 21 day advance. There is usually a 14 day advance purchase fare,
and there may be a 7 day advance purchase as well. Occasionally there will
be special 3 day advance fares. These generally appear during fare wars
and last only a short while. This system is a great way to find
information and make a reservation during a fare war without waiting on
hold forever.

Use the same carrier for all flight segments
When making more than simple one way or round trip reservations, using
the same airline for all the flights of your trip will often result in
significant savings. Simply picking the cheapest individual segments
regardless of carrier will not result in your best travel value. In some
cases you may have to change your airline preferences a few times in order
to get a return with a consistent carrier for all flight segments.
Choosing "All Available" as a preferred airline is a good way
to get a general feeling for which airlines service the most number of airports in
your trip. Many times on international inquiries, two or more carriers may be
mixed on the same choice when a connection must be made. This is an
exception to the above rule, although even here you may benefit if you can
find a consistent airline carrier.

Pick a flight with plenty of seats left
The fewer seats left on a plane, the more expensive they are. Seats in
a flight are portioned in groups called "classes". Each class has a price.
The cheapest classes sell first. Our system will return the flights with
the most available seats to help you find the lowest ticket price.

Pick the right days of the week
More often than not you will run into day and time restrictions.
Essentially, this means that some days of the week are cheaper than
others. These days of the week change every so often. Currently, for most
airlines, it's cheapest to fly on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. The
difference is usually $20 to $30 per direction.

Avoid holiday windows, but maybe fly on the actual day
Traveling during the holidays is notoriously expensive. Most airlines
have black-out days around popular holidays. Not only are the fares more
expensive, but often you cannot use frequent flyer miles during these
periods either. Ironically, the day of the actual holiday (e.g. Dec 25th,
Thanksgiving Day, Memorial Sunday, etc) is commonly not a black-out day
and seats are often available right up to the last minute. Flying on the
day of a major holiday can sometimes be a way around poor availability and
expensive fares.